SOLUTION: Find the average speed of a car that travels 195km in 3hrs 15 mins.

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Question 964404: Find the average speed of a car that travels 195km in 3hrs 15 mins.
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The average speed of the car is the ratio distance over time, where time is in hours. 3 hrs 15 min is 3 times 60 + 15 = 195 mins. Therefore the average speed is 195 km/195 mins = 1 km/min or 60 km/hr.